Drumming for my band at a recent show

I found this exact drum beat loop in some various songs anywhere in the internet and they use this exact drums, and i also think this was made like a drum software? not entirely sure, anyone knows this drum track?, it's an aggressive, metal, breakbeat kinda. btw i use an AI to separate the drums from the song, maybe some of you know this exact drum track, thanks alot!

I’m an intermediate player, I’ve been going for about 5 years now, and recently broke my second pair of sticks, and I’ve only ever had three pairs.

Seeing as my home kit is an electric, which already has half-broken mesh heads on 2 out of the 4 drums it has, I don’t think it’s a good idea to use my really heavy horn wood sticks. Which means I’ve been looking into what kind of sticks I want to buy again. I’ve been going with 5As so far seeing as I don’t just play metal and adjacent styles, as well as due to the fact you’re likely to find 5As most of everywhere you go.

However, seeing as this second pair lasted significantly less than my first pair, and on an electric kit no less (very soft rubber rim on the snare and I still shattered it in half), I’m not sure whether or not I ought to go up to some 5Bs? How likely are they to trash my heads?

I’m also a little afraid it’ll muck up my technique seeing as I’ve practiced with 5As this whole time. I have extremely limited experience with 5Bs or anything heavier than a 5A, so is it a reasonable concern to be afraid my technique will falter?

Id really appreciate some advice on what experience everybody’s had with heavier drumsticks and mesh heads, and just the transition from lighter to heavier in general.

Just bought used Axis but it does not have the rubber stopper.

From the new axis seems there are 4 rubbers on each base but mine only has 2.

How to add this missing rubber stopper?

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Yesterday I literally buried the beater into the drum head, ripping a hole at the end of the rehearsal. It's the first time trying using it and I liked the clicky sound and faster response. The spaces's drum head had a patch, so I expected it to survive the harsher impact.

Should I avoid using it? I don't want to do any more damage.

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Just watched his drumeo video and was absolutely blown away by what he can do. AFAIK Drumeo doesn’t do any major editing and I’ve seen Lorna live a few times so I’m pretty sure he’s really just that good lol. Obviously he uses triggers, but the speed and cleanliness he achieves is pretty damned impressive and got me wondering how he sets his pedals, especially spring tension. Has anyone ever found any info on that?

I know he uses Axis longboards and plays doubles so I’m guessing his tension is fairly high and beaters are close to the head. I’ve noticed that at higher tensions it’s easier to play fast continuously, but I find it harder to control shorter bursts for broken patterns like on Into the Earth or Awaken O’Sleeper. Thoughts?

Video for reference- I never considered myself the hardest hitter but lately it feels like it’s getting tougher to make out what everybody else is doing at times. Like sound guys have us turn amps down to project in the house speakers without giving me a wedge to know what’s going on, and it ends up leaving me with nothing but noise. Has anybody tried in ears? If I could get a di to headphone box all I really need is guitar to the left of me. Thanks for any advice!

Audition for a big band, I got the part, but this little sequence here really got me going!

Can’t even remember what state I performed this in. For Whom The Bell Tolls Drum Cover Metallica aKingAndHisDrums